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TWENTY-SIXTH  SESSION  OF  THE_LEGISLATIVE 
ASSEMBLY  OF 'UTAH  TERRITORY. 


VISIT 


OF    THE 


'  WYOMING   LEGISLATURE 


AND 


INVITED    GUESTS. 


Proceedings  of  Joint  Session---PiManinie  of  Entertainment, 


E.    TA.Y1-.OR,   Public    Printer. 


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UBRAPY 


VISIT  OF  THE  WYOMING  LEGISLATURE. 


On  the  7th  day  of  February,  the  Legislative  Assembly 
of  the  Territory  of  Utah  was  apprised  of  the  intended  visit 
of  the  Wyoming  Legislature  to  our  Territory,  by  the  fol: 
lowing  communication  from  His  Excellency  the  Governor: 

Territory  of  Utah, 

Executive  Office, 

Salt  Lake  City,  Feb.  7,  1884. 

To  Hon.   Wm.   W.  Chiff,  President  of  the  Council: 

Sir. — I  am  officially  informed  that  the  members  of  the  Wyoming  Leg- 
islature, with  their  families,  will  visit  the  capital  of  Utah  on  Wednesday 
next,  February  1 3,  1884.  With  a  view  of  receiving  the  honorable  repre- 
sentatives of  our  neighboring  Territory  with  a  cordial  welcome,  and  to 
make  their  sojourn  in  the  Territory  of  Utah  a  pleasant  one,  I  would  be 
pleased  to  co-operate  with  a  joint  committee  of  your  honorable  bodies, 
in  perfecting  necessary  arrangements. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 
Most  respectfully, 

ELI  H.  MURRAY, 

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A  Special  Joint  Committee,  consisting  of  aloys 

<  Woolleyand  Barton, and  Representatives  Hatch.,  Ire  snd 
Morgan,  was  appointed  to  co-operate  with  the  Governor  in 
preparing  for  the  reception  and  entertainment  of  the  dis- 
tinguished visitors. 

On  the  llth,  the  committee  reported  the  following,  pro- 
gramme, which  was  approved: 

Your    Special  Joint    Committee,   appointed  to    co-operate  with    the 
Governor  in    welcoming  to  our  Territory   the   members  «f  the   Wy 
Legislature,  beg  leave  to  report  the  following  programme: 


Gov.  Murray,  Gen.  McCook,  and  Secy.  Thomas  and  the  Legislative 
Committee  will  take  the  7  a.  m.  train  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  I3th,  and  pro- 
ceed east  to  the  Territorial  line,  at  which  point  they  will  meet  the 
Wyoming  Legislative  party,  and  return  with  them  to  Ogden,  where  the 
party  will  be  welcomed  by  the  Ogden  Brass  Band.  The  Fort  Douglas 
Band  will  meet  the  party  on  their  arrival  in  Salt  Lake  City,  at  3  o'clock 
p.  m. 

In  the  evening  the  members  of  the  Utah  and  Wyoming  Legislatures, 
the  civil  and  military  authorities,  and  other  distinguished  citizens,  will  at- 
tend a  concert  in  the  Walker  Opera  House,  tendered  by  D.  Banks 
McKenzie,  Esq.,  manager.  During  the  evening  a  welcoming  address  will 
be  given  by  Governor  Murray. 

On  Thursday,  I4th,  the  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislative  party 
will  attend  a  session  of  the  Utah  Legislature,  at  1 1  o'clock  a.  m. 

In  the  evening  both  legislative  bodies,  the  principal  civil  and  military 
officials,  and  prominent  citizens  will  attend  a  complimentary  performance 
in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre. 

Friday,  2  p.  m.,  carriages  will  be  provided  to  take  the  party  to  Fort 
Douglas. 

Pursuant  to  the  above,  on  the  morning  of  the  13th  the 
committee  and  several  prominent  citizens  proceeded  to  the 
Wyoming  line  and  met  the  excursion  train  containing  the 
Wyoming  Legislative  party,  consisting  of  the  following 
named  persons: 

LEGISLATORS    AND    THEIR    LADIES. 

Albany  County — Council — W.  H.  Holliday,  Preisdent;  Robert  Homen 
John  W.  Gray. 

Albany  County — House — O.  D.  Downey  and  wife,  L.  D.  Kennedy 
and  wife,  C.  A.  Barrard  and  wife,  H.  V.  S.  Groesbeck,  Leroy  Grant. 

Carbon  County— Council— E.  W.  Bennett,  William  Daley. 

Carbon  County — House — L.  Onesley,  J.  E.  Osborne,  D.  F.  Dudley? 
W.  H.  Weaver. 

Johnson  County — House — E.  M.  Snider. 

Laramie  County  —  Council— A.  F.  Babbitt,  Phillip  Dater,  F.  E. 
Warner,  W.  C.  Irvine. 

Laramie  County— House— W.  N.  Craig  and  child,  John  F.^Coad, 
Thomas  J.  Cahill,  wife  and  son,  D.  Miller,  F.  W.  Schwartz  and  wife,  H. 
E.  Teschemacher,  J.  H.  Ford,  A.  Jackson. 

Sweetwater  County— Council— P.  J.  Hines. 

Sweetwater  County— House— H.  T.  Nickerson,  F.  H.Jones,  Speaker; 
O.  G.  Smith. 

Uintah  Couuty— Council— A.  V.  Quinn  and  wife,  E.  S.  Whittier. 

Uintah  County  —  House  —  R.  B.  Seaton,  Charles  Delaney,  E.  S. 
Crocker. 


ACCOMPANYING    VISITORS. 

James  H.  Burlison  and  wife,  G.  Bailey,  Laramie;  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Graham,  Mrs.  H.  Hayes,  Fred  Landau  and  wife,  Misses  Viola  Landau  and 
Bella  Kustes,  Cheyenne;  W.  Lindenmeier,  Fort  Collins;  Mrs.  Caldwell 
and  two  daughters,  Mrs.  Boise,  W.  H.  Wiliston,  William  Dunne,  conduc- 
tor, Laramie;  A.  R.  Johnson,  Engrossing  Clerk,  Fort  Collins;  Nellis  Cort- 
hell,  Assistant  Chief  Clerk,  Laramie;  H.  B.  Allen,  Cheyenne;  E.  S.  Chap- 
man, Chaplain,  wife  and  two  daughters,  Carbon;  O.  C.  Smith,  wife  and 
three  daughters,  Rock  Springs;  Rev.  G.  C.  Baxter,  Frank  Quinn,  A.  H. 
Reed,  Samuel  Friend,  Cheyenne;  Mrs.  P.  J.  Downs,  Mrs.  Tonn,  William 
Daley,  MASS  Alice  Baxter,  R.  C.  Major.  Frank  Earnest  and  wife,  Joseph 
Payne  and  wife,  J.  W.  Gray,  E.  R.  Countryman,  P.  J.  Mclntosh,  J.  D. 
Shriver,  S.  C.  Wilson,  A.  M.  Sparhawk,  Robert  C.  Morris,  J.  J.  LeCaia 
and  wife,  H.  S.  Fowler,  Miss  E.  J.  Fowler,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Hocker,  Evan- 
ston;  Rev.  F.  J.  Nugent  and  boy,  J.  J.  Fisher  and  wife,  H.  D.  Warrall, 
President  Pueblo  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Cheyenne;  John  M.  Faiby,  J. 
C.  Dyer,  Rawlins;  R.  G.  Head,  city  editor,  Boomerang,  Frank  Jenkins,  Y. 
B.  Keplar,  W.  Finney,  Jay  Pattibone,  Cheyenne:  J.  Porneroy,  E.  S. 
Crocker,  Evanston;  C.  M.  Potter,  George  W.  Hoyt,  Cheyenne;  Bert 
Wagener,  Laramie;  B.  Vernes,  Cheyenne;  H.  B.  All,  Rawlins;  P.  Y. 
McNamara,  Dr.  Webb,  M.  Quasly,  L.  Dibble  and  wife,  Carbon;  Miss 
Maggie  G.  Harrison,  Cheyenne;  Mrs.  J.  J.  Stevens,  Greeley;  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Bartlett,  Cheyenne;  Mrs.  K.  Homer  Clayton,  New  York;  T.  J.  Edwards, 
Louis  Jubelman,  Cheyenne;  F.  M.  Foote,  Jesse  Knight,  Evanston; 
Luke  Murrin,  Frank  Alex.  Kemp,  Cheyenne;  Jno.  W.  Dykins,  A.  E. 
Bradbury,  Evanston;  H.  De  Bellier,  August  Fassbender,  E.  W.  Bennett, 
J.  S.  Matthews,  R.  F.  Glover  and  wife,  Mrs.  B.  Hellman,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Hurlbert,  krs.  S.  Smith,  Mrs.  P.  Duter,  F.  E.  Warren,  J.  L.  Ployatt,  W. 
L.  Kingkenall  and  wife,  Cheyenne;  Hon.  Mahlon  Chance,  Ohio;  A.  S. 
Babbitt,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Tonn,  Andrew  Gilchrist  and  wife,  Miss  Allen,  E. 
Warren,  Matthew  Smith,  Mrs.  Chas.  Smith,  Miss  E.  Smith,  Cheyenne. 

The  party  was  met  at  Ogden  by  a  committee  appointed 
by  Salt  Lake  City  Council,  composed  of  Alderman  Din- 
woodey,  Councilors  W.  W.  Biter  and  Junius  F.  Wells, 
who  extended  the  freedom  of  the  city,  and  joined  in  wel- 
coming the  visitors  to  the  Territory. 

On  arrival  at  Salt  Lake  City,  at  8:30  p.m.  instead  of  3 
o'clock 3  owing  to  delays  occasioned  by  the  storms,  the  ex- 
cursionists proceeded  to  the  principal  hotels;  the  Legisla. 
tive  Council  and  its  guests  to  the  Walker  House,  and  the 
Representatives  and  their  friends  to  the  Continental  Hotel. 
After  partaking  of  supper,  they  repaired  to  the  Walker 
Opera  House,  when,  at  10  o'clock  p.m.,  a  formal  reception 


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was  accorded  them.  The  President  of  the  Utah  Council, 
Hon.  W.  W.  Cluff.  and  Hon.  James  Sharp,  Speaker  of  the 
House,  were  introduced,  and  accompanied  the  presiding 
officers  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature  and  other  dignitaries 
to  the  stage. 

Governor  Murray  then  delivered  the  following 

ADDRESS    OF   WELCOME. 

• 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

Before  I  shall  address  myself  to  the  honored  guests  who  are  here 
this  evening,  it  is  perhaps  well  for  me  to  say  that  it  is  a  subject  for  con- 
gratulation to  the  people  of  Utah,  and  a  subject  for  congratulation  to  the 
honored  guests  whom  we  have  with  us  to-night,  that  they  have  been  safely 
transported  from  Cheyenne  to  Salt  Lake  City,  through  a  night  and  a  day 
that  I  am  informed  by  the  railroad  authorities  was,  perhaps,  as  severe  a 
one  as  ever  encountered  since  the  opening  of  the  road.  May  I  be  allowed 
to  say  to  our  honored  guests  that  this  delay  is  not  chargeable  to  the  rail- 
road, to  the  Wyoming  Legislature  or  to  the  committee  of  the  Utah  Legisla- 
ture, which  went  forward  to  the  line  of  the  Territory  to  give  them  greeting. 
It  is  true  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming  is  a  little  late,  and  it  reminds  me  of 
an  anecdote  which  was  told  me  some  years  since:  A  man  from  Missouri, 
who  left  that  State  and  came  into  Wyoming  before  railroads  had  penetrated 
in  Missouri,  or  across  the  continent — one  of  those  "wise  Alecks"  whom 
nobody  could  tell  anything — had  a  ranch  some  thirty  or  forty  miles  distant 
from  the  line  where  the  Union  Pacific  now  runs.  After  a  little  while  he 
found  that  he  was  nearer  to  his  own  home  than  he  thought,  and  concluded 
to  make  a  visit.  Riding  some  forty  miles,  and  arriving  at  the  station,  he 
procured  for  himself  a  Pullman  berth.  He  found  the  car  filled  with  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  and  his  place  was  set  apart  for  him  by  a  very  polite  porter. 
He  wanted  to  go  to  bed,  but  the  passengers  didn't  appear  to  be  inclined 
to  retire  early,  so  he  went  out  on  the  rear  platform  and  undressed  himself. 
He  put  his  clothes  under  one  arm,  and  his  boots  under  the  other,  and 
opening  the  door,  said,  "Look  out,  in  there,  you  'uns;  I'm  comin!"  and 
with  that  made  a  straight  dart  for  his1  berth,  and  jumped  in,  to  the  great 
amuiement  of  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  on  each  side  of  the  aisle.  Peeping 
forth  from  beneath  the  covers,  he  exclaimed:  "Wyoming  may  be  a  little  late, 
but  she  gets  there  all  the  same!" 

Gentlemen  of  Wyoming,  the  name  of  the  Territory  that  you  repre- 
sent, the  home  from  whence  you  come,  is  an  historic  one.  The  chivalric 
men  and  exalted  womanhood  of  all  the  years— of  the  great  future  that  is 
before  you,  alone  can  add  lustre  to  that  name.  In  the  march  of  the  great 
undeveloped  future,  you  bear  the  well  wishes  of  our  commom  country — 
that  country  which  gave  you  the  beautiful  name  of  "Wyoming."  Friends> 
who  came  from  just  beyond  the  borders;  from  beyond  the  imaginary  line 


that  separates  us — I  beg  that  you  accept  from  me  to-night,  as  I  extend 
to  you,  in  the  name  of  the  executive,  and  in  the  name  of  the  Legislature  o* 
Utah,  the  cordial  greeting  of  our  extended  hand.  [Applause.]  Neigh- 
bors, you  who  come  from  the  highlands  and  broad  plains  of  the  Territory 
just  beyond  our  line,  I  bid  you  a  cordial  welcome  to  the  warmer  valleys  of 
Utah. 

This  occasion,  if  I  be  correctly  informed,  is  the  first  one  in  the  his- 
tory of  our  Territory  of  a  visit  paid  to  Utah  by  the  Legislature  of  neighbor- 
ing Territory.  You  are,  then,  the  pioneers  in  your  coming.  I  do  but  speak 
that  of  which  I  know,  because  I  am  charged  to  say  it  to  you,  not  only  for 
myself,  but  for  all  that  I  may  represent,  that  we  extend  to  you,  in  the  name 
of  the  executive,  and  in  the  name  of  the  honored  Legislature  of  this  Terri- 
tory, a  cordial  welcome  to  the  valleys  of  Utah  to-night. 

May  I  not  hope  that  your  coming,  and  this  greeting  which  it  is  my 
pleasure  and  my  honor  to  extend,  may  result  in  great  good  and  better  feel- 
ings between  us,  as  neighbors  and  as  friends;  and  may  be  beneficient  to 
those  you  represent  and  to  those  for  whom  I  speak.  I  do  not  like  the  name 
"stranger."  I  would  strike  it  from  the  books  and  from  the  hearts  and 
minds  of  all  men.  Those  who  wear  the  image  of  the  Maker  are  no* 
wholly  unknown  to  each  other.  Those  who  are  men  should  never.be 
"strangers"  to  each  other.  May  I  not,  then,  hope  that  this,  meeting  of 
the  citizens  of  the  goodly  Territory  of  Wyoming  and  our  hospitable  Terri- 
tory of  Utah  may  bring  results  greater,  broader  and  higher  than  we  have 
looked  for. 

It  has  been  said,  and  I  believe  it  to  be  true,  that  our  neighbors  are  a 
prosperous  people,  and  in  that  I  congratulate  them.  I  know  not  whether 
they  be  prosperous  or  not;  on  an  ocasion  like  this  I  only  ask,  Are  we 
neighbors?  Are  we  friends?  And  are  we' to  be,  and  our  children  after  us» 
to  be,  neighbors  and  friends?  If  it  be  beyond  the  province  of  a  Legis- 
ture  to  erase  from  the  statute  books,  the  dictionary,  or  the  hearts  of  men> 
the  word  "stranger,"  may  I  not  ask,  to-night,  that,  in  so  far  as  Wyoming 
and  our  own  good  Territory  are  concerned,  we  may  erase  the  recollection 
for  those  we  represent  that  we  are  strangers. 

I  am  told  that  that  the  capital  of  Wyoming  possesses  more  wealth 
to  the  square  inch,  and  to  the  individual  per  capita,  than  perhaps  any  town 
of  the  like  size  in  the  world;  that  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the  city  of 
Cheyenne  is  worth  over  $4000.  [Laughter.]  I  am  glad  of  it,  and  I  wish 
they  were  worth  twice  that  amount.  There  is  one  thing  I  am  not  prepared 
to  state  to-night,  and  that  is  that  the  people  of  Wyoming  are  ungrateful- 
Without  personal  observation  on  the  subject,  I  am  inclined  to  believe,  with 
the  knowledge  I  have  been  able  to  obtain  on  the  subject,  and  which  I  pos- 
sess, that  if  they  were  that  grateful  people  which  I  deem  them  to  be> 
there  would  be  found  a  picture  of  a  herd  of  cattle  in  every  household  with-, 
in  the  limits  of  Wyoming.  If  such  a  picture  does  not  hang  there,  may  I 
suggest,  if  I  may  be  allowed  to  do  so,  that  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming 
provide  such  pictures  of  a  herd  of  cattle.  I  don't  wish  them  to  go  further 
back  than  that — to  set  up  a  golden  calf,  and  worship  it,  as  in  days  of 
old.  [Laughter.] 


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Several  years  ago,  in  conversation  with  some,  friends  who  were 
citizens  of  Wyoming,  we  talked  of  cattle,  their  pedigrees,  round  ups,  etc.,, 
and  in  the  conversation  something  was  said  about  "Mavericks!"  Well,  I 
didn't  know  what  a  maverick  was,  and  I  confess  I  was  not  old  enough  to 
know  what  a  maverick  was.  I  went  immediately  to  my  Webster's  die" 
tionary  and  looked  but  for  a  maverick;  Iwanted  to  know  what  a  maverick 
was;  Webster  entirely  failed  me — there  was  no  such  word  as  maverick. 
I  turned  to  the  American  encyclopaedia.  There  was  no  definition  there. 
I  turned  to  the  greater  and  perhaps  more  comprehensive  Encyclopaedia 
Brittanica,  and  sought  for  the  word  "maverick"  there;  but  it  was  not  there. 
[Laughter.]  What  is  a  man  to  do?  Here  is  a  word  used  in  conversation 
between  neighbors  and  friends  that  seemed  to  have  a  meaning.  I  turned  to 
a  gentleman  whom  I  knew  was  learned,  and  I  said  to  him:  "Can  you  tell  me 
what  a  maverick  is?"  He  said  he  never  heard  the  word.  I  said  to  a  lawyer: 
"Can  you  tell  me  what  a  maverick  means?"  But  he  didn't  know.  I  thought 
perhaps  it  meant  something  pertaining  to  medicine,  and  asked  a  physician 
if  he  knew  what  a  maverick  was.  He  said  he*  never  observed  such  a  thing 
in  the  medical  books.  I  turned  to  a  Wyoming  cowboy  and  asked  him  what 
a  maverick  was,  and  he  told  me.  [Laughter.]  There  are  some  things  that  a 
Wyoming  cowboy  knows,  that  even  Webster's  dictionary  and  the  Encyclo" 
paedia  Brittanica  do  not  tell  us.  I  ask  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming  not 
to  be  silent  on  this  subject,  and  that  it  sees  that  the  name  of  maverick  and 
all  that  it  implies  shall  be  understood,  so  that  my  boy  may  not  be  in  the 
woful  ignorance  in  which  his  father  found  himself.  • 

I  may  say,  in  conclusion:  May  your  stay  with  us  be  pleasant,  and 
after  you  have  spent  a  few  days  with  us,  may  you  return  to  your  homes 
as  friends  and  neighbors.  There  is  one  thing  yet  I  desire  to  say.  I 
could  not  retire  from  this  platform  without  saying  it:  Friendship,  in  order 
to  be  lasting,  must  be  frank  and-  open  hearted;  and  Utah  is  not  insensible 
of  the  honor  of  your  presence  to-night;  and,  however  great  we  may  es- 
teem that  honor,  allow  me  to  say  that  there  is  one  thing  we  esteem  higher? 
above  and  beyond  even  the  honor  of  our  friends  and  neighbors,  even 
beyond  the  honor  of  the  constituted  law-making  authority  of  the  Territory 
of  Wyoming,  and  that  is  the  presence  of  your  wives  and  daughters,  the 
women  of  Wyoming."  [Applause.] 

At  the  conclusion  of  Governor  Murray's  address,  Hon. 
W.  H.  Holliday,  President  of  the  Wyoming  Council,  made 
the  following  reply; 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

I  shall  not  attempt  to  reply  to  the  elegant  and  eloquent  speech  of  Mis 
•Excellency  Governor  Murray.  This  is  apart  in  this  programme  I  had  not 
expected  to  take  to-night.  It  was  thought  our  own  honored  executive, 
Governor  Hale,  would  have  been  here  to  reply  to  the  Governor  of  Utah. 
We,  as  citizens  of  Wyoming,  must  be  cold  hearted,  indeed,  if  we  forget  such 


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hospitality  as  we  have  received  from  you  here,  and  even  we  before  entered 
your  borders.  We  fully  appreciate  the  kindness  of  your  Governor  and  your 
representative  citizens  meeting  us  in  the  borders  of  our  own  Territory, 
and  sincerely  regret  the  delay  which,  while  no  fault  of  the  Union  Pacific 
Company,  and  is  due  solely  to  the  severity  of  the  weather,  has  so  tried 
your  patience.  .No  greater  mark  of  respect  to  us  could  have  been  shown  by 
you  than  that  you  have  evinced  in  waiting  thus  long  for  our  arrival,  and  I 
will  detain  you  but  a  few  minutes. 

We  visit  Utah,  her  beautiful  and  interesting  city  of  Salt  Lake,  and 
her  prosperous  business  centre  of  Ogden — not  to  criticise  any  of  her 
institutions,  sacred  to  her  people — but  to  extend  the  greeting  of  our  own 
Territory  of  Wyoming,  great  in  many  things  conducive  to  prosperity  and 
happiness. 

We  come  to  see  what  well  directed  labor  has  done  for  Utah— to  learn 
how  her  valleys  are  made  to  blossom  and  yield  rich  fruits  and  golden  har- 
vests; how  her  mountains  are  made  to  yield  their  untold  wealth;  to  look 
with  wonder  and  admiration  on  her  palaces  of  trade,  her  public  buildings 
and  her  temples;  to  appreciate  more  fully  the  magnitude  of  he*  railway- en. 
terprises,  and  the  extent  of  her  manufactures  and  her  agriculture,  with 
the  hope  that  we  may  light  our  taper  from  the  same  hand  of  genius;  that 
we  may,  when  we  return  to  Wyoming,  be  inspired  to  enterprises  of  equal 
magnitude ;  that  we  may  make  the  broad,  rich  valleys  of  Wyoming's 
many  mountain  streams,  that  now  afford  only  drink  for  the  countless 
flocks  and  herds  that  roam  at  will  over  her  vast  rich  pasture  lands,  to 
yield  fruits  and  bountiful  harvests;  that  we  may  satisfy  the  world  of  the 
hidden  wealth  of  her  mountains;  that  we  may  open  to  the  markets  of  the 
continent  her  limitless  coal  fields,  her  iron  mines,  her  soda  deposits,  her 
oil  fields  and  her  timber,  which  must  build  up  marts  of  trade,  and  offer 
means  and  wealth  and  sustenance  to  a  prosperous  and  happy  people. 
Should  this  be  accomplished,  we  will  be  doubly  repaid  for  our  visit.  The 
generous  manner  in  which  we  have  been  received  has  more  than  paid  us 
already.  Our  people  will  return  to  their  homes  with  feelings  of  warmest 
gratitude  for  those  who  have  made  our  stay  so  pleasant  in  Utah." 

Mr.  Holliday's  speech  was  loudly  applauded. 

At  the  conclussion  of  Mr.  Holliday's  speech,  an  invita- 
tion was  extended  him,  and  the  visiting  party,  to  attend  the 
Fireman's  concert  and  ball,  to  be  given  on  Thursday  even- 
ing, which  was  accepted  by  that  gentleman. 

The  concert  arranged  by  Manager  McKenzie  then  pro- 
ceeded. It  was  a  most  artistic  and  enjoyable  performance. 

After  the  concert  a  social  hop  was  indulged  in,  which 
concluded  the  entertainment  of  the  day. 


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RECEPTION  AT  THE  LEGISLATIVE  HALL. 

KEPKESENTATIVES'  HALL, 

Thursday,  February  14, 1884. 

The  members  of  the  two  houses  met  -pursuant  to  previ- 
ous arrangement,  in  Joint  Session,  to  receive  the  honorable 
the  presiding  officers  and  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legis 
lature  and  their  guests. 

11  a.  m. 

The  Assembly  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  of 
the  Council. 

Council  roll  called — quorum  present. 

House  roll  called— quorum  present. 

Mr.  Barton,  of  the  Special  Joint  Committee  on  Recep- 
tion, reported  the  proceedings  of  yesterday,  and  announced 
that  his  associates  of  the  committee  were  at  present  waiting 
upon  our  honored  visitors,  and  would  escort  them  to  the 
Assembly  hall. 

Eeport  approved. 

At  11:30  o'clock  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  announced  the 
arrival  of  His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  Utah,  the  Hon- 
orable the  President  of  the  Council,  the  Speaker  of  the 
House,  and  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislative  Assembly. 

These  distinguished  gentlemen  then  entered  the  hall 
and  were  received  by  the  members  of  the  Utah  Legislature 
rising  from  their  seats  and  remaining  on  their  feet  until 
their  guests  were  seated. 

The  President  then  introduced  Hon.  W.  H.  Holliday, 
President  of  the  Council  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature. 

Mr.  Holliday  briefly  acknowledged  the  courtesies  that 
had  been  extended  the  body  he  had  the  honor  to  represent, 
and  expressed  his  appreciation  of  the  warm  welcome  that 
had  been  accorded  them  on  their  arrival  in  Utah. 

The  Speaker  then  introduced  Hon.  F.  H.  Jones,  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature. 

Mr.  Jones  made  the  following  remarks: 


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Gentlemen: 

The  well  chosen  words  of  Mr.  Holliday,  President  of  the  Wyoming 
Council,  exprest  fully  our  appreciation  of  the  welcome  we  have  already 
received  in  your  city.  We  are  next  door  neighbors,  and  this  is  designed  as 
a  neighborly  visit.  Our  interests  are  in  many  respects  identical,  for  we  are 
beset  by  common  dangers,  engaged  in  common  struggles,  and  rejoice  in  the 
same  achievements.  The  ties  that  unite  us  will  be  strengthened  by  a  better 
acquaintance  with  each  other,  and  we  shall  be  very  glad  if  our  visit  at  this 
time  will  contribute  to  such  a  result.  We  wish  to  know  more  of  you,  and 
trnst  that  you  will  become  better  acquainted  with  us.  Being  the  youuges* 
of  our  father's  children,  the  territorial  babe,  so  to  speak,  we  have  hereto- 
fore, with  becoming  modesty,  been  somewhat  retiring  among  our  elder 
sisters  whose  blushing  beauty  has  attracted  so  many  admirers.  But  we  are 
now  in  our  teens,  and  propose  to  put  on  long  dresses  and  high  heeled 
shoes  and  look  just  as  charming  as  we  can.  Capital,  enterprise,  and 
prosperity  are  our  steady  company.  They  came  together  and  seem  to  have 
serious  intentions.  So  have  we,  and  hope  to  learn  of  our  elder  sister  how 
to  retain  the  good  will  of  these  suitors.  It  is  with  sincere  gratitude  that  we 
accept  your  cordial  welcome,  and  with  hearts  as  broad  as  our  immense 
plains,  we  invite  you  to  return  our  visit,  and  that  at  an  early  day. 

Mr.  F.  S.  Richards  presented  the  following  resolution, 
which  was  unanimously  adopted: 

Whereas,  The  people  of  the  Territory  of  Utah  are  this  day  honored 
with  the  presence  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  our  neighboring  Terri- 
tory, Wyoming,  whose  material  prosperity  and  rapid  growth  command  our 
admiration  and  respect,  a  Territory  famed  throughout  the  United  States,  as 
the  pioneer  in  removing  from  women  all.  political  disabilities,  and  placing 
them  side  by  side  with  the  sterner  sex,  as  sharers  in  the  rights  as  well  as 
the  duties  of  citizens — a  movement  in  which  Utah  has  shown  her  complete 
sympathy,  by  legislation  of  almost  as  early  a  date  as  Wyoming's  woman 
suffrage  law ; 

And,  whereas •,  The  two  Territories  are  bound  together  by  interests  in 
may  respects  similar,  and  by  ties  of  common  brotherhood  and  esteem; 

Therefore^  be  it  resolved,T\\a.\.  we  the  Legislative  Assembly,  in  joint 
session  assembled,  desiring  to  show  our  appreciation  of  this  friendly 
visit,  in  the  name  of  the  people  of  the  Territory  of  Utah,  whom  we  repre- 
sent, hereby  extend  to  our  distinguished  visitors  a  cordial  greeting  and 
hearty  welcome,  to  the  oldest  Territory  of  our  great  republic. 

Mr.  Holliday  thanked  the  Assembly  for  this  cordial 
reception. 

Speeches  were  then  called  for,  and  responses  made  in 
rapid  succession,  in  the  following  order,  being  reported  by 


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Kobt.  C.  Morris,  Esq.,  of  Wyoming,  and  Messrs.  Geo.  F. 
Gibbs  and  John  Irvine,  of  Utah. 

Mr.   Peery  called  for  the   Governor.     His  Excellency 
said: 

I  am  honored  in  being  here  to-day,  to  stand  here  with  these  two  Legis- 
latures, in  joint  session,  representing  as  they  do,  two  neighboring  Terri- 
tories, and  I  can  but  be  impressed  with  the  fact  that  good  will  result  in  all 
the  years  that  are  to  come  from  this  meeting.  This  is  the  first  time  in  the 
history  of  our  Territory  that  a  neighboring  Legislature  has  ever  come 
within  its  borders,  and  I  trust  that  the  interchange  of  kind  feelings  will 
be  of  lasting  benefit  to  all  concerned.  I  hope  it  will  be  in  our  power  to 
give  you  all  that  you  can  enjoy.  I  congratulate  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming 
in  looking  so  bright  and  strong  this  morning,  ready  for  another  day's 
pleasure;  and  trust  you  will  get  it  before  the  day  is  over.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Woolley  moved  an  address  from  the  President  of 
the  Council. 

Mr.  Cluft*  responded  as  follows: 


Gentlemen  of  the  Legislative  Assemblies  of  the  Territories  of  Wyoming 
and  Utah: 

I  take  great  pleasure  on  this  occasion  of  adding  to  the  expression  of 
sincere  welcome,  that  has  already  been  given  to  our  friends  and  neighbors 
from  Wyoming.  This,  as  our  Governor  has  remarked,  is  an  event  in  the 
history  of  Utah,  that  will  long  be  remembered,  an  event  that  has  never 
happened  before,  and  may  never  happen  again.  It  is  a  common  thing  for 
the  two  branches  of  a  legislative  assembly  to  meet  in  joint  session;  but 
to-day  we  witness  the  assembling  together,  of  four  separate  and  distinct 
legislative  bodies. 

I  can  only  repeat  the  sentiments  of  welcome  that  were  expressed  by 
His  Excellency  the  Governor,  last  evening,  and  that  are  expressed  in  the 
resolution  we  have  just  adopted.  I  hope  that  this  occasion  may  result  in 
further  uniting  and  concentrating  the  interests,  the  welfare,  and  good  will 
of  the  people  of  Wyoming  and  Utah.  It  has  been  my  privilege  to  visit 
portions  of  our  neighboring  Territory,  and  I  have  always  found  the  most 
hospitable  and  friendly  feelings  to  exist.  The  Union  Pacific  Railroad 
that  unites  these  two  Territories  in  inseparable  union,  I  trust  is  a  symbol 
of  the  bond  of  friendship  and  love  that  will  exist  between  us.  A 
neighlorly  and  friendly  feeling  has  always  existed  between  the  people  of 
these  two  Territories,  and  this  visit  will  be  calculated  to  increase  and 
strengthen  the  friendly  feelings  between  the  people  of  Wyoming  and 
Utah. 

Your  present  visit  here,   gentlemen,  cannot  but  prove   beneficial  to 


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both  Territories, — to  Wyoming  by  its  principal  enterprising  citizens  and 
law  makers  coming  here  and  witnessing  for  themselves  the  condition  of  our 
people,  with  their  agricultural,  mining,  manufacturing  and  social  institu- 
tions; and  to  us  because  our  prosperity  must  and  will  increase 
through  our  neighbors  becoming  better  acquainted  with  our  financial 
status. 

As  Territories,  Wyoming  and  Utah  have  many  interests  in  common. 
There  is  a  similarity  in  our  government  and  laws,  in  our  climate  and  soil, 
in  our  extensive  coal  fields,  and  inexhaustaible  deposits  of  iron.  With  all 
these  common  interests,  our  relations  should  be  of  the  most  friendly 
character,  and  this  visit  is  a  strong  evidence  that  such  is  the  case. 

There  is  another  interest  which  you,  gentlemen,  will  certainly  join  with 
me  in  considering,  as  mutual,  and  that  is,  we  are  both  looking  forward  to 
the  time  when  Wyoming  and  Utah  shall  emerge  from  their  Territorial 
governments,  and  occupy  the  more  glorious  position  of  free  and  sovereign 
States.  While  we  may  to-day  congratulate  ourselves  on  our  present  pros- 
perity as  growing  and  prosperous  Territories,  we  cannot  but  realize  that  the 
fulness  of  prosperity  and  political  liberty  can  only  be  reached  in  sovereign 
statehood.  We  extend  to  you,  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  Utah,  the  right 
hand  of  fellowship.  I  might  say  we  extend  both  hands  of  fellowship,  and 
trust  tnat  during  your  brief  sojourn  in  our  Territory  you  will  enjoy  a 
pleasant  time.  I  am  sure  you  will  be  made  welcome  wherever  you  may 
go,  and  I  hope  that  you  make  many  friendships  that  will  be  lasting. 
We  very  much  regret  the  severe  cold  weather  and  storms  we  are  having 
during  your  visit,  which  must  necessarily  detract  somewhat  from  the 
pleasure  of  your  visit,  still  we  trust  that  through  the  efforts  we  desire 
to  make,  you  will  be  able  to  spend  the  few  days  you  remain  with  us, 
pleasantly,  and  have  a  safe  and  pleasant  journey  back  to  your  homes  and 
friends,  well  satisfied  with  your  trip  to  Utah.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Hatch  called  for  the  Speaker  of  the  House.  . 
Mr.  Sharp,  in  yielding  to  the  call,  said; 

Mr.  President: 

It  is  against  the  rules  of  this  House  for  the  Speaker  to  make  long 
speeches;  but  permit  me  to  transgress  for  a  moment  to  welcome  our 
distinguished  guests. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature,  allow  me  to  bid  you  welcome 
to  Utah;  and  in  behalf  of  the  House  branch  of  the  Utah  Legislature, 
allow  me  to  bid  you  thrice  welcome  to  our  Territory.  Wyoming  has  been 
referred  to  as  the  yonngest  of  the  sisters  in  the  family  of  Territories;  and 
as  you  are  out  for  holiday,  arrayed  in  your  holiday  attire,  paying  a  kindly 
visit  to  the  old  maid  of  the  family,  Utah,  you  hare  found  her  in  her 
working  clothes.  We  are  not  jealous  of  our  young  sister,  though,  in  the 
least,  at  being  thus  found,  but  bid  you  a  hearty  welcome  to  our  home. 
[Laughter  and  applause.] 


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On  the  proposition  to  hear  from  members  of  the  visit- 
ing Legislature,  Mr.  Warren,  of  the  Council,  was  loudly 
called  for,  and- responded  in  the  following  happy  speech: 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

When  an  invitation  to  make  an  excursion  was  extended  to  the 
Wyoming  Legislature,  they  were  undecided  whether  to  visit  Nebraska, 
Colorado,  or  Utah,  but  having  decided  to  visit  the  latter  place,  it  was 
agreed  that  all  speech  makers  should  be  left  behind,  barring  of  course  the 
Honorable  President  of  our  Council  and  the  Speaker  of  the  House. 
They  came  out  on  the  express  condition  that  they  were  to  make  no 
speeches,  and  to  do  very  little  talking.  I  was  put  on  the  committee  on 
of  arrangements — the  commissary — and  was  no  doubt  selected  for  that  po- 
sition as  I  was  known  to  be  one  of  the  silent  men  of  the  Legislature. 
[Laughter.]  But  I  am  very  glad  that  the  gentlemen  have  broken  their  pledges. 
I  have  heard  it  said  that  even  the  trees  and  the  rocks  would  at  times  talk; 
and  it  would  be  strange,  indeed,  if  we  were  not  moved  to  express  our 
heartfelt  thanks  for  the  very  cordial  and  generous  attentions  that  have 
been  showered  upon  us  yesterday,  last  night  and  to-day.  Last  evening, 
when  I  had  the  honor  of  occupying  a  seat  on  the  stage  with  His  Excel- 
lency Governor  Murray  and  other  distinguished  gentlemen,  I  am  sure 
that  I  could  see  among  the  Wyomingites  that  were  facing  us  an  expression 
of  satisfaction  and  pleasure,  a  thorough  appreciation  of  your  efforts  in  our 
behalf.  It  was  an  honor  to  be  met  as  we  were  yesterday,  by  a  committee 
of  such  distinction,  (composed  as  it  was  of  delegates  from  both  branches 
of  your  Legislature,  the  federal  and  military  authorities,)  and  conducted 
across  the  line. 

I  believe  it  is  within  the  recollection  of  some  of  the  gentlemen  who 
are  members  from  Wyoming,  that  there  was  a  time  when  the  place  where 
the  beautiful  city  of  Salt  Lake  now  stands,  was  regarded  as  a  desert  of 
sand  and  sage  brush.  There  are  those  who  can  remember  crossing  the 
plains  in  an  early  time  in  the  wake  of  an  ox  wagon,  glad  to  pay  for  the 
privilege  of  walking,  and  having  to  fight  wild  savages  nearly  every  inch  of 
the  way.  Those  who  ride  in  Pullman  coaches  to-day,  and  compare  Utah 
of  the  present  with  the  Utah  of  that  time,  can  have  little  comprehension 
of  what  has  been  accomplished — of  the  struggles  and  hardships  of  your 
pioneers. 

I  notice  on  the  desk  before  me  a  jar  of  sugar  which  I  am  told  is  the 
product  of  Utah.  Who  of  us  would  have  thought  of  sugar  being  grown 
within  this  Territory,  a  place  marked  out  in  the  geography  of  our  boyhood 
as  a  barren  waste?  It  never  occurred  to  me  that  I  should  be  here  one  day 
to  represent  a  part  of  this  country,  and  perhaps  it  was  best,  for  I  didn't 
know  how  poorly  I  should  represent  them  if  I  were  called  upon  to  make  a 
speech.  [Laughter.] 

I  am  now  going  to  make  a  statement  that  may  be  regarded  as  a  little 
wild,  but  do  not  be  alarmed,  for  you  can  exp*ect  almost  anything  to  happen 


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that  is  wild  before  the  Legislature  leaves  your  city.  What  I  wish  to  say  is 
this:  that  the  two  Territories  of  Utah  and  Wyoming  contain  more 
resources  undeveloped  under  their  soil  than  any  five  or  six  States. 

I  see  present  many  of  my  fellow  citizens  who  can  speak,  among  whom 
is  the  godfather  of  the  maverick  bill,  and  the  chairman  of  the  committee 
in  whose  possession  the  bill  is  lodged.  They  are  no  doubt  wrestling  with 
the  bill,  and  may  have  something  to  say  upon  that  topic. 

Before  we  leave  the  city,  I  want  say  to  say,  (and  I  might  as  well  say  it 
right  here,)  that  we  hope  to  have  the  opportunity  of  returning  in  some 
degree  the  courtesy  to  your  Legislature,  that  you  are  now  extending  to  us? 
to  mingle  business  with  pleasure.  I  sincerely  hope  that  you  will  make  us 
an  early  visit,  and  perhaps  you  may  be  persuaded  even  now,  to  corne  over 
and  help  us  wrestle  with  the  maverick  bill.  [Laughter  and  applause.] 

Mr.  Groesbeck  was  then  called  for,  and,  in  response, 
mingled  poesy  and  prose  in  the  following  delightful  strain: 

Mf.  President  and  Gentlemen: 

I  too,  like  Mr.  Warren,  have  considered  myself  one  of  the  silent  mem- 
bers of  the  party,  but  I  think  we  should  not  be  silent  on  the  present 
delightful  occasion. 

We  have  come,  gentlemen,  to  learn  something,  and  hope  to  take  some- 
thing away — do  not  misunderstand  me,  gentlemen,  not  any  of  your  property 
[Laughter] — we  have  come  because  we  have  heard  so  much  about  Utah. 
Indeed,  a  man  must  be  deaf  and  blind  to  not  to  have  heard  or  read  of  the 
struggles  of  your  pioneers,  the  hardy  and  heroic  men  who  have  done  so 
mnch  towards  making  your  desert  land  blossom  like  the  rose,  how  they 
have  toiled  add  struggled  under  the  most  disadvantageous  circumstances, 
and  how  that  they  have  met  and  conquered  the  perils  incident  to  the  settle- 
ment of  new  countries.  The  pioneers  of  Utah  .have  done  nobly  and  well; 
they  are  the  men  that  made  it  possible  for  me  to  stand  in  your  midst  to-day 
and  look  upon  beautiful  buildings  and  residences,  and  witness  the 
evidences  of  advanced  civilization.  [Applause.]  While,  gentlemen,  you 
have  done  so  much  in  Utah,  we  too  have  accomplished  something  in 
Wyoming.  [The  gentleman  then  said  he  would  take  the  liberty  to  read  the 
following  poem,  which  he  delivered  in  excellent  style.] 

WYOMING. 

A  stretch  of  dusty,  barren  plain, 

Hemmed  in  by  mountains  grim  and  cold, 

It  thus  to  wearied  limb  and  brain, 
Was  viewed  by  seekers  after  gold; 

To  them  as  pitiless  as  fate 

As  they  crept  to  the^Golden  Gate. 


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The  school  boy  droning  o'er  his  book, 
In  study  of  his  country's  chart, 

Was  told  therein  to  never  look 

For  while  man's  land  or  brosy  mart; 

And  on  his  atlas  thumbed  and  worn, 

Appeared  this  desert  land  forlorn. 

A  railway  spans  this  desert  belt, 

And  climbs  the  mountain's  jagged  side! 

Before  it,  savage  sway  doth  melt 
From  prairies  broad  to  ocean  tide; 

And  high  up  in  the  continent, 

Are  new  made  homes  filled  with  content. 

And  lo,  as  Midas,  miser  king, 
Beseeching  gods  in  days  of  old, 

Was  given  the  power  whence  any  thing 
He  touched,  turned  instantly  to  gold; 

So  by  the  weight  of  labor's  wand 

Transfigured  is  the  desert  land. 

Upon  her  plains  the  black  herds  sWarm; 

Where'er  her  genial  sunshine  falls, 
From  eastern  workshop,  field  and  farm, 

Armed  men  attack  her  mountain  walls; 
And  earth  yields  up  the  key  that  unlocks 
Her  minly  hidden  treasure  box. 

From  babyhood  Wyoming  leaps 

Strong  limbed  and  vigorous  in  her  might, 
And  jealously  her  freedom  keeps, 

In  watch  and  work  on  mountain  height, 
We  hail  thee,  land  of  all  our  love, 
Minerva,  from  the  train  of  Jove. 


Mr.  Groesbeck's  poem  was  greeted  with  applause, 
amidst  which  Hon.  A.  F.  Babbitt,  of  the  Council,  was  called 
for. 

Mr.  Babbitt: 

I  supposed  I  had  successfully  compounded  with  those  of  our  delega- 
tion who  had  been  appointed  to  keep  the  peace,  and  that  I  should  not  be 
called  upon  to  say  anything,  seeing  that  I  too  belonged  to  the  silent  band 
[laughter],  and  I  assure  you  that  nothing  was  more  removed  from  my  mind 
than  the  idea  of  addressing  you.  And  yet  I  should  regret,  with  oppor- 
tunity like  this,  if  I  did  not  give  expression  to  the  very  sincere  pleasure 
which,  as  a  membtr  of  this  delegation,  I  have  realized  in  the  hearty  greeting 


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which  has  been  extended  to  us.  The  greeting  has  been  so  hearty  and  the 
manifestations  of  kindness  so  cordial,  than  I  am  sure  there  are  none  of  us 
but  feel  touched  by  the  same.  We  come  here  under  very  delightful  condi- 
tions;  not  the  less  so  on  account  of  the  temperature  of  the  weather,  rang- 
ing as  it  does  below  zero.  On  the  contrary,  I  think  we  feel  to  take  some 
inspiration  from  the  crispness  and  brightness  of  the  atmosphere,  and  while 
the  blood  is  ebbing  and  flowing  from  our  hearts,  as  it  ebbs  and  flows  we 
are  thoroughly  imbued  with  the  brightness  of  the  skies  surrounding  us, 
the  good  table  at  our  hotels,  and  something  to  drink  [a  laugh]  if  we  are 
thirsty — [renewed  laughter] — I  mean  something  very  mild  of  course,  and 
a  little  music,  all  of  which  have  added  to  the  hearty  greeting  which  we 
have  received.  This  being  the  case,  gentlemen,  you  find  us  in  a  mood 
decidedly  disposed  to  gush.  [Laughter.]  However,  I  simply  want  to  say  a 
word  or  two  in  regard  to  the  peculiarity  of  our  Legislature.  I  think  it  may 
be  called  a  peculiarity.  Without  presuming  to  arrogate  too  much  to  our- 
selves, I  think  we  may  be  called  a  very  versatile  body.  In  the  Wyoming 
Legislature,  during  an  afternoon  session,  the  Council  of  that  body 
passed  two  measures  of  such  vast  and  varied  importance,  but  of  so  diverse 
a  character,  as  these:  We  passed  a  bill  defining  the  limits  of  the  opera- 
tions of  the  habeas  corpus,  and  the  same  day  also  passed  a  bill  limiting 
the  wandering  of  the  goat  in  our  Territory  [laughter],  and  it  didn't  strain 
us  at  all  [renewed  laughter].  And  now  I  want  to  give  you  a  little  of  the 
history  of  our  operations  in  the  Wyoming  Legislature.  [Oh !]  I  went  into  the 
House  the  other  day,  the  only  occasion  I  have  had  of  visiting  the  House, 
and  found  my  friend  Groesbeck  in  the  chair  of  a  committee  of  the  whole. 
As  I  sat  down  a  friend  said:  "We  propose  to  sit  down  on  Groesbeck  to- 
day. We  have  put  him  in  the  chair  where  he  cannot  argue"  [laughter].  But 
in  five  minutes  from  that  time  he  had  vacated  the  chair  and  did  argue,  and 
in  a  few  minutes  after  he  had  finished,  he  resumed  the  chair,  and  from  the 
chair  he  argued  the  same  question  [laughter].  I  assure  you,  gentlemen, 
that  Mr.  Groesbeck  is  not  a  man  who  can  be  easily  sat  down  upon 
[laughter]. 

We  also  sometimes  speak  of  Cheyenne.  It  is  true  it  is  not  a  very 
large  place.  But  then  we  are  in  the  habit  of  telling  our  friends  that 
Cheyenne  is  the  largest  of  its  size  in  the  world.  We  have  all  the  facilities 
of  a  metropolitan  city.  We  have  gas,  that  is  of  a  kind  [laughter],  but  no 
gas  for  domestic  purposes ;  but  we  have  the  electr  :c  light,  a  jolly  club,  good 
horses,  charming  women;  in  fact  we  have  everything  that  society  deems 
to  be  necessary  for  success.  And  here  I  might  say  that  Cheyenne  is  very 
thoroughly  wired  and  lighted  with  the  electric  light,  both  for  public  and 
private  purposes,  and  in  this  respect  we  are  in  advance  of  many  other  tpwns 
of  larger  size  and  greater  importance.  And  I  do  not  believe  it  is  assum- 
ing any  unpardonable  vanity  to  say  that  our  population  is  exceptionally  in- 
telligent. Yet  we  come  out  here  and  find  people  of  the  same  intelligence; 
find  a  people  who  are  making  progress  and  giving  material  evidence  ot 
prosperity.  [Applause], 


When  Mr.  Babbitt  concluded,  the  demand  for  Wyo- 
ming .oratory  was  unabated,  and  Mr,  Teschemacher  was 
called  for.  That  gentleman,  however,  declined  to  occupy 
more  time  than  to  endorse  what  had  been  said,  and  suggest 
that  some  of  the  members  of  the  Utah  Legislature  be  heard 
from.  The  suggestion  was  favorably  received,  and  Mr.  F.  S.. 
Richards,  of  the  Council,  being  called  for  spoke  as  follows. 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

This  is  certainly  an  unexpected  call,  yet  my  feelings  prompt  me  to 
respond.  I  would  not  conceal  the  satisfaction  I  enjoy  in  meeting  with  our 
distinguished  guests  on  this  interesting  occasion,  although  there  scarcely 
seems  room  for  a  speech  from  me. 

Our  kind  friends  have  said  so  much  in  praise  of  Utah,  that  one  would  be 
vain  indeed  to  think  of  adding  to  such  encomiums;  while  to  utter  words  of 
laudation  for  Wyoming,  in  the  presence  of  her  able  and  eloquent  represen- 
tatives, might  seem  like  presumption  on  the  part  of  one  so  unproficient  as 
myself.  But  I  would  be  derelict  in  duty  to  an  absent  constituency  were  I  to 
refrain  from  speaking  for  it  a  sincere  welcome  to  our  younger  sister  whose 
Legislature  has  honored  us  with  this  visit.  We  thank  you,  gentlemen,  for 
your  presence  here  to-day.  Utah  is  none  the  less  proud  of  her  charming 
sister  because  she  herself  has  tripped  gaily  past  the  days  of  giddy  girl- 
hood, and  is  now  the  serene  old  maid  of  the  Republic.  To  borrow  the 
bright  thought  of  Speaker  Jones — Let  our  sister  in  her  teens  put  on  her 
high  heeled  shoes,  and  adorn  her  graceful  form  with  stately  robes;  she  is 
maturing  in  age  and  in  physical  power,  while  her  beauty  increases  with 
her  years;  soon  will  the  bright  day  appear  when  the  prince  of  statehood1 
will  come  to  woo;  but  the  rule  of  noble  families  is  that  the  eldest  shall  be 
courted  first,  and  when  Wyoming  weds,  we  trust  that  Utah's  Senators  will 
be  there  to  give  away  the  bride. 

Wyoming  has  done  so  much  in  so  short  a  time,  that  our  admiration  is 
signally  enlisted.  We  know  the  natural  ruggedness  of  that  long,  wild 
wilderness.  Back  in  the  other  half  of  the  century,  Utah's  pioneers 
crossed  Wyoming's  barren  plains  and  lofty  mountains,  to  find  the  same 
forbidding  and  sterile  aspects.  We,  therefore,  knowing  by  experience  her 
trials,  can  appreciate  her  triumphs.  But  now  that  our  day  of  physical 
hardship  is  measurably  past,  we  find  that  a  geographical  similarity  is  not 
our  only  likeness;  our  commercial  interests  are  allied;  our  products  and 
industries  are  akin,  and  material  prosperity  cannot  be  the  handmaid  of 
one,  if  financial  disaster  wait  upon  the  other.  So,  too,  in  the  hardihood, 
the  energy  and  the  gallantry  of  their  sons,  the  virtue,  the  intelligence,  and 
ihe  beauty  of  their  daughters,  these  two  Territories  are  most  fortunate 
and  happy  sisters.  But  the  present,  with  all  its  grandeur,  is  only  a  dim 
forecast  of  the  great  future.  That  car  of  time  upon  which  great  worth 
rides  to  its  appointed  destiny,  bears  upon  it  in  proud  array  Wyoming  and 
Utah. 


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The  brain  and  brawn  of  Wyoming  are  at  work;  they  have  in  the  past 
created  triumphant  results  from  the  elements  of  apparent  failure.  The 
nation's  youthful  ward  will  continue  to  progress  with  steady  march  to  her 
noble  place  in  the  sisterhood  of  States,  and  God  speed  the  day  when  her 
lofty  brow  of  white  shall  wear  a  sovereign  diadem. 

Ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Wyoming,  with  your  guests,  once  more  we 
tender  you  our  welcome  and  our  thanks. 

The  next  speaker  was  Mr.  Hatch,  of  Wasatch  County, 
Utah,  who  said: 

Mr.  President  arid  Gentlemen: 

I  respond  with  pleasure  to  the  call,  and  will  promise  not  to  detain  you 
long. 

The  people  of  Wyoming  and  Utah  by  birthright  are  Americans,  and 
as  such  we  inherit  these  mountains  and  valleys,  that  seem  to  be  without  limit 
or  boundary.  In  common  with  my  collegues,  I  take  great  pleasure  in 
greeting  our  neighbor  friends,  and  trust  that  the  associations  formed  by 
this  friendly  visit  will  be  ever  pleasing  to  contemplate,  and  that  from  a 
better  acqaintance  with  each  other  the  interests  of  Wyoming  and  Utah 
will  be  promoted  and  benefited. 

In  honor  of  the  people  of  Wyoming  and  Utah  I  have  pleasure  in  say- 
jng  that  they,  through  their  Legislative  bodies,  have  dared  to  extend  to 
women  the  right  of  franchise,  in  which  they  are  the  pioneers  of  the  nation. 
We  hope  that  our  friends  who  have  honored  us  with  their  presence 
may  always  have  pleasing  remembrances  of  our  acquaintance,  and  that 
Wyoming  and  Utah  may  travel  hand  in  hand  together  in  the  march  of 
progress  until  we  shall  be  numbered  among  the  galaxy  of  States. 

Following  Mr.  Hatch's  brief  address,  was  a  general 
demand  for  Hon.  Mahlon  Chance,  of  Ohio,  one  of  the 
guests  of  the  Wyoming  party. 

Mr.  Chance: 

Members  of    the  Legislatures  of  Utah   ami   Wyoming,  and   Ladies   and 
Gentlemen: 

I  come  from  Ohio,  a  State  that  many  people  fancy  was  chosen  from 
the  bosom  of  eternity  to  illustrate  the  highest  possibilities  of  the  universe 
[applause].  I  am  here  to-day  as  a  guest.  I  am  here,  not  as  a  member  of 
the  Wyoming  Legislature,  but  as  a  friend.  I  do  not  intend  to  make  you  a 
long  speech,  but  what  little  I  do  say  will  be  good  all  the  way  through 
[laughter].  I  say  that  I  suppose  we  in  Ohio  thought  there  was  no  other 
place;  but  when  I  come  here  and  see  this  splendid  city;  when  I  see 
around  me  the  evidence  of  this  splendid  civilization  smiting  the  very  sum- 


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mit  of  the  mountains,  I  am  willing  to  let  Ohio  take  a  back  seat  [loud  ap- 
plause and  laughter].  I  am  glad  to  be  with  you.  I  am  glad  to  be  able  to 
say  that  I  have  had  the  opportunity  of  seeing  you  assembled  here,  where 
even  the  chilly  winter  gloom,  covering  with  snow,  and  hiding  the  earth  in 
her  beauty,  has  not  been  sufficient  to  hide  from  my  eyes  the  evidences  of 
your  mighty  power,  progress  and  civilization  [applause].  I  meet  your 
Excellency,  I  meet  representatives  from  Pennsyvania;  and  I  see  among 
you  my  old  friend  General  McCook,  commander  of  your  Fort,  and  he  is 
from  Ohio,  too  [laughter],  and  comes  from  a  race  of  men  that  gave  nine 
swords,  but  one  great  heart  to  the  country  [applause].  I  feel  glad  to  be 
welcomed  by  General  McCook,  and  by  the  representatives  of  your  people 
here.  I  supposed  when  I  came  here,  gentlemen,  that  there  would  be 
nothing  but  unanimity  and  kindness;  but  when  I  saw  a  family  jar  [allud- 
ing to  the  jar  of  Utah  sugar]  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Warren  [laughter],  I 
made  up  my  mind  there  was  something  wrong.  [Renewed  laughter].  But 
after  a  moment's  reflection  I  came  to  the  conclusion  that  this  was  a  new 
way  of  giving  you  taffy  [laughter].  But  I  am  making  a  speech.  Yet  I 
want  to  say,  like  the  old  lady  who  attended  camp  meeting,  "Brethren  and 
sisters:  I  love  the  preachers.  First  we  have  the  locust  preachers,  and  then 
the  circus  preachers;  but,  thank  God  for  the  exhausters.  They  are  the 
fellows  that  make  a  lunge  for  your  souls."  [Laughter].  I  am  glad  to  see 
you,  pioneers  of  a  new  republic,  pioneers  that  come  from  older  States; 
and  when  you  came  in  search  of  homes,  and  in  search  of  gold,  like  they 
of  old,  who  followed  long  and  weary  for  the  golden  fleece,  your  step  was 
measured  slow,  where  plain  seemed  lengthened  as  you  go.  You  came 
here  under  adverse  circumstances,  and  you  challenge  the  admiration  of 
the  world  by  the  bravery  of  your  splendid  endeavor  [applause].  How 
did  we  come?  Twenty  odd  years  ago  when  the  power  of  this  republic 
with  one  hand  put  down  a  mighty  rebelion,  with  the  other  it  laid  great  iron 
tracks  across  the  continent  to  link  the  Altantic  and  Pacific,  covering  the 
whole  laud,  like  spiders'  webs,  with  a  net  work  of  iron  and  of  steel,  and  in 
every  part  of  this  vast  Territory  you  see  what  steel  and  iron  and  genius  and 
wealth  and  energy  have  wrought.  How  did  we  come?  We  came  in  a 
Pullman  palace  car,  with  a  larder  that  was  satisfactory  even  to  my  Falstaff- 
ian  proportions  [laughter],  and  the  excellent  fluids  prepared  and  carefully 
watched  by  Mr.  Warren,  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature,  brought  warmth 
and  gladness  to  our  souls,  although  the  thermometer  was  157  degrees 
below  zero  [loud  laughter  and  applause].  As  an  inducement  offered  to 
me  by  the  Wyoming  Legislature  that  I  should  make  trip  at  this  season  of 
the  year,  they  who  had  been  here  before  described  this  as  a  lovely  land — a 
beautiful  city  with  mountains  all  around.  And  I  saw  them  this  morning, 
the  fallen  clouds  covering  about  like  blooms  from  the  Gods.  They  told 
me  of  the  beauty  of  the  city,  of  the  loveliness  of  the  land,  and  said  that 
Salt  Lake  City  was  famed  for  the  beauty  of  her  daughters.  Now,  said  the 
members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature,  you  must  come;  this  is  leap  year, 
and,  Chance,  you  are  a  bachelor  [laughter].  It  is  true  I  am.  I  have  made 
love  to  pretty  girls  in  seventeen  States  of  the  Union,  and  now  am  making 


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a  tour  of  the  Territories.  [Laughter  and  applause.]  But  it  is  not  my  fault. 
I  have  said  to  them,  I  am  willing,  like  Barkes,  or  in  the  language  of  the 
old  hymn: 

"O  Lord,  I  give  myself  away, 
It's  alJ  that  I  can  do." 

[Loud  laughter  and  applause.]  Here  I  am  treading  the  wine  press  alone 
yet.  [Laughter.]  But  if  you  give  me  an  opportunity  I  am  willing  tha* 
some  of  your  beautiful  girls  or  charming  widows — and  I'm  not  particular 
as  to  age — may  have  an  opportunity  to  embrace  the  "Chance"  before  I 
leave.  [Loud  laughter  and  applause]. 

Fellow  citizens,  it  is  not  the  grandeur  of  princes  nor  the  blaze  of 
thrones  that  make  up  the  splendor  of  human  history.  It  is  some  great 
deed  or  some  great  day  that  marks  it  for  all  time,  or  some  grand  and  noble 
enterprise  that  makes  up  the  dignity  of  human  history.  It  is  your  work 
old  men,  your  work,  young  men,  that  has  made  this  land  aland  of  promise. 
It  is  deeds  of  that  kind;  oh,  it  is  deeds  of  that  kind,  like  jewels,  that  God 
has  chosen  to  light  up  the  dark  passages  of  human  history.  You  are 
heroes.  Your  trials  and  struggles  have  not  been  written.  The  generation 
of  to-day  may  not  do  you  justice,  but  there  is  a  time  yet  in  the  future  when 
the  pen  of  the  historian  and  the  pen  of  the  poet,  will,  in  immortal  song, 
emblazon  and  glorify  the  deeds  you  have  done.  [Applause.] 

Fellow  citizens  of  the  pride  of  Utah,  Wyoming,  virgin  Territories, 
now  preparing  themselves  for  the  federal  nuptials,  whatever  may  be  your 
pride  as  citizens  of  Utah  or  Wyoming,  there  is  a  higher  pride,  the  pride 
of  nationality,  the  pride  of  being  a  citizen  of  this  great  republic,  a  republic 
fashioned  and  existing  here  upon  this  continent  which  will,  in  time,  by  its 
light  and  brightness  awaken  a  feeling  in  the  hearts  of  all  men,  encircle  this 
planet  with  a  girdle  of  republics,  fashioned  in  the  beauty  and  similitude  of 
ours. 

I  have  taken  up  more  time  than  I  intended  to.  In  closing  I  want  to 
say  as  a  citizen  of  Ohio — a  State  you  have  heard  of,  a  State  that  has  given 
to  the  fame  of  the  ages,  Grant  and  Sherman  and  Garfield  and  many  others; 
a  State  advanced  in  moral  questions,  a  State  advanced  in  great  things  look- 
ing to  the  best  interests  of  human  nature.  I  am  proud  of  my  State,  but 
there  is  a  pride  still  greater  than  this,  the  pride  I  feel  in  being  a  citizen  of 
this  great  republic,  of  which  I  hope  to  see  Utah  and  Wyoming  and  all  the 
Territories  members,  and  their  stars  glittering  in  the  federal  constellation 
with  the  brightness  and  undimmed  lustre  of  the  original  thirteen. 

During  the  prolonged  applause  amidst  which  Mr. 
Chance  closed  his  eloquent  address,  which  was  delivered 
with  great  emotion  and  spirit,  calls  were  made  for  Judge 
Emerson,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah. 

Judge  Emerson: 


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Mr,  President  and  Mr.  Speaker  and  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

The  fundamental  idea  that  at  least  obtains  in  the  common,  ordinary 
mind  is  that  of  perfect  fairness  on  the  part  of  the  legislature.  That  idea  has 
received  a  perfect  shock  by  calling  upon  me  at  this  time,  and  whoever  did 
it,  if  he  was  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  has  evinced  a  poor  recommend 
for  his  being  a  judge.  Really  I  feel  out  of  place  here,  because  the  business 
of  the  judiciary  generally  is  after  the  Legislature  has  adjourned.  [Laughter.] 
We  sometimes  review  what  they  have  done,  and  sometimes  find  a  little  fault 
with  it,  and  I  am  not  called  upon  to  participate  in  the  inauguration  of  what 
they  may  do.  I  do  not  desire  to  make  any  extended  remarks.  It  would 
not  be  proper  for  me  to  do  so.  I  simply  desire  not  only  to  echo,  but  to  re- 
echo the  warm  and  hearty  welcome  that  has  been  extended  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Utah  Legislature,  and  by  the  Federal  officers,  and  the  Govern- 
mental officers  generally,  to  the  members  of  the  Legislature  of  our  sister 
and  adjoining  Territory,  and  to  re-echo  the  wish  that  their  visit  may  be  one 
of  unalloyed  pleasure,  and  one  that  will  result  in  good;  because  there  is 
even  a  great  deal  of  good  to  be  accomplished  by  this  friction,  this  rubbing 
against  each  other.  In  doing  so,  we  are  apt  to  rub  off  some  prejudice* 
•and  again  there  is  the  chance  of  rubbing  in  something  of  a  beneficial 
nature.  On  the  part  of  the  judiciary,  although  I  speak  without  consulta- 
tion, but  do  not  expect  any  dissent  upon  it,  I  extend  to  our  visiting 
friends  from  Wyoming  a  hearty  welcome.  [Applause.] 

Hon.  Arthur  L.  Thomas,  Secretary  of  Utah,  was  the 
next  speaker  called  for.     He  said: 

Members  of  the  Legislatures  of  Utah  and  Wyoming^  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

You  visit  the  Territory  of  Utah  at  a  time  when  its  mountains  and 
valleys  are  covered  with  snow,  when  the  fields  and  gardens  are  hid  from 
view.  But  although  you  find  here  evidences  of  the  cold  and  of  the  winter 
season,  yet  I  do  not  think  your  visit  will  be  in  vain;  for  after  you  have 
driven  around  the  city,  and  paid  a  visit  to  Fort  Douglas,  and  seen  the  pan- 
orama that  will  present  itself,  I  think  you  will  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  here  we  have  a  beautiful  city  and  beautiful  homes.  [Applause.]  We 
are  working  along  trying  to  do  the  best  we  can.  We  are  building 
churches,  building  railroads,  and  establishing  manufactures.  We  are 
building  schoolhouses  in  which  our  children  can  be  taught  the  re- 
sponsibility attached  to  the  American  citizen.  We  propose  to  work  along, 
and  by  and  by  Utah  will  come  out  all  right.  In  the  census  of  1880  the 
fact  was  established  that  we  had  in  this  Territory  280  school  districts,  and 
the  same  census  established  the  additional  fact  that  in  the  Territory  of 
Utah,  there  was  a  less  degree  of  illiteracy  than  in  many  of  the  States  of 
this  nation.  [Applause.]  As  one  of  the  Federal  officers  of  this  Territory, 
I  am  glad  to  see  the  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature  here.  I  did 
not  expect. to  take  part  in  this  welcome,  nor  to  be  called  upon  to  speak. 


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But  I  think  the  day  in  this  Territory  is  far  distant  when  there  will  not  be 
found  warm  hearts  ready  to  welcome  the  stranger  within  her  gates.  [Ap- 
plause.] I  re-echo  the  sentiments  which  have  been  expressed  here  to- 
day, and  as  an  officer  of  the  Territory  I  am  glad,  gentlemen,  to  see  you 
here.  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Warren  here  arose  and  said: 

Mr.  Speaker: 

There  is  a  subject  upon  which  I  would  like  to  say  a  word  or  t\vo,a  subject 
of  a  very  delicate  nature,  and  one  that  lies  very  near  the  hearts  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming.  I  need  only  refer  you  to  that  very 
welcome  resolution  offered  by  a  distinguished  member  of  the  Council  (Mr. 
Richards).  You  will  remember  it  mentioned  the  women  of  Wyoming  and 
woman  suffrage.  [Applause.]  Now,  do  not  think,  gentlemen  of  the 
Legislature  of  Utah,  that  because  the  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legisla- 
ture have  been  silent  upon  this  subject  that  they  are  indifferent  in  regard  to 
it;  for  we  are  on  the  ladies'  side.  [Applause.]  In  the  Wyoming  Legisla- 
ture we  have  representatives  in  both  houses  who  have  charge  of  parti- 
cular subjects ;  but  I  observe  that  the  ladies'  men  have  passed  over  this 
matter,  on  the  ground,  I  suppose,  that  that  which  is  of  the  most  import- 
ance is  left  to  the  very  last.  My  friend  Mr.  Babbitt  and  others  will  perhaps 
respond  before  we  get  through ;  but  I  want  to  bring  the  subject  up  here, 
without  venturing  to  make  a  speech  upon  it,  because  the  day  is  not  long 
enough  to  do  justice  to  it.  I  wish  to  put  it  to  the  vote  of  the  Wyoming 
Legislature  in  regard  to  this  question,  and  I  wish  a  standing  vote  [laughter], 
that  we  may  know  who  is  on  the  ladies'  side,  and  who  is  not.  I  wish  to 
ask  now  every  member  of  Wyoming  Legislature,  who  wants  to  vote  and 
who  does  vote,  and  who  is  proud  to  vote  on  the  ladies  side,  to  rise  up. 
£Laughter,  in  the  midst  of  which  Mr.  Warren,  thinking  the  members  did 
not  respond  quick  enough,  shouted,  "Rise,  rise,"  and  when  he  had  got 
them  on  their  feet,  said:  "There!  I  just  wanted  the  ladies  present  to  see 
.the  kind  of  looking  men  who  are  for  the  ladies."  The  members  and  Mr. 
Warren  resumed  their  seats  amid  much  hearty  laughter  and  applause.] 

Mr.  Babbitt  here  arose  and  said: 

Mr.  Speaker: 

It  is  very  well  understood  that  since  the  first  sitting  of  our  session  that 
a  certain  lady,  in  Cheyenne,  has  been  endeavoring  to  induce  various  mem- 
bers of  the  House  to  introduce  a  bill  repealing  woman  suffrage.  I  do  not 
think  there  is  a  member  of  the  House  who'  has  the  temerity  to  offer  that 
bill  [laughter  and  applause].  Most  of  our  people  have  aspirations  for 
Congress  and  the  Senate.  [Renewed  laughter  and  applause,  in  the  midst 
of  which  Mr.  Babbitt  sat  clown]. 


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Hon.  John  Morgan  of  Utah,  then  arose  and  said:  I 
move  an  address  from  Hon.  Erastus  Snow,  Utah's  oldest 
living  pioneer.  [Applause.] 

Hon.  Erastus  Snow  then  took  the  floor  amid  hearty 
applause.  He  said: 

I  am  the  oldest  living  pioneer  of  Utah.  I  saw  the  first  water  ditch 
constructed,  and  the  first  stream  of  water  drawn  from  it  over  the 
ground  upon  which  this  Legislative  Hall  now  stands;  commencing  from 
this  point  over  the  gardens  to  the  south,  where  the  first  vegetables  were 
planted,  the  first  products  of  Utah  to  her  pioneers.  I  have  lived  to  see 
the  growth  and  development  of  this  great  interior  country;  and  the  pioneers 
that  followed  the  Utah  pioneers  and  that  developed  the  golden  States,  of 
the  Pacific.  I  have  lived  to  see  the  time  when  these  Territories  meet 
through  their  representatives  to  congratulate  and  greet  each  other.  I  have 
listened  with  much  satisfaction  to  tt.e  exchange  of  congratulations  and 
pleasing  sentiments  which  have  been  expressed  here  to-day.  I  know  not 
why  I  should  be  called  upon  on  this  occasion  to  take  part  in  these  proceed- 
ings, unless  it  is  because  I  may  be  much  married,  and  it  is  desired  that  I 
should  be  matched  against  those  bachelors  of  Wyoming.  [Loud  applause 
and  laughter.]  I  heartily  respond  to  the  sentiments  of  Mr.  Warren, 
touching  the  woman  suffrage  question".  If  I  am  excluded  from  Senatorial 
aspirations,  there  are  plenty  here  who  possess  these  aspirations,  and  for 
this  reason  they  are  jealously  guarding  woman  suffrage.  [Applause.]  It 
seems  almost  a  pity  that  so  many  bachelors  from  Wyoming  should  have 
remained  idle  and  indifferent  so  long;  otherwise  such  handsome  men  as 
myself  might  have  been  saved  from  the  attacks  of  so  many  charming 
women  [applause],  and  from  the  result  which,  under  the  pressure  of  the 
times,  compels  such  as  I  to  step  down  and  out. 

Now,  gentlemen,  we  think  if  it  is  a  little  late,  if  you  go  to  with  your 
might  you  may  save  such  men  as  myself  in  the  future  from  being  compelled 
to  place  ourselves  in  this  unpleasant  piedicament.  [Applause.] 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Hammond,  it  was  ordered  that  one 
thousand  copies  of  the  day's  proceedings  be  published  in 
pamphlet  form  for  distribution. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Creer,  the  Joint  Session,  at  1  o'clock 
p.m.,  dissolved. 

Benediction  by  Eev.  Mr.  Rafter,  Chaplain  of  the 
Wyoming  Council. 

On  the  dissolution  of  the  Joint  Session,  the  members 
of  th©  Wyoming  Legislature  remained  in  the  hall,  and  intro- 
ductions were  exchanged  between  them  and  the  Utah  mem- 
bers. 


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CALL    ON    PRESIDENT    TAYLOR. 

On  Friday  morning,  the  City  Council  Committee  waited 
upon  the  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature,  and  pro- 
ceeded with  them  to  the  office  of  President  John  Taylor, 
where  introductions  were  given  and  a  very  pleasant  half 
hour  spent  looking  at  the  portraits  of  the  leaders  of  the 
Mormon  people,  and  in  conversation,  there  being  present 
besides  the  distinguished  visitors,  Hon.  Angus  M.  Cannon, 
Hon.  L.  John  Nuttall,  Territorial  Superintentendent  of 
District  Schools,  Alderman  Dinwoodey  and  Councilor 
Junius  F.  Wells. 

After  the  introduction,  President  Taylor  arose  and 
made  the  following  remarks; 

Gentlemen :  jy  BRAft  \ 

In  arising  to  address  the  Legislature  of  Wyoming  Territory,  and  other 
gentlemen  present,  permit  me  to  say  that  I  feel  pleased  at  the  honor  you 
have  done  me  in  paying  me  this  visit  this  morning,  and  I  also  appreciate 
very  highly  the  courtesy  you  have  extended  to  us  as  a  city  and  as  a  Territory. 
I  am  happy  to  see  the  fraternal  feelings  which  seems  to  exist  in  your  bosoms 
towards  a  sister  Territory.  We  are  all  engaged  in  the  same  work^  You  in 
your  legislative  capacity  are  trying  to  operate  in  the  interest  of  your  people, 
and  I  believe  that  our  legislators  are  doing  the  same  thing.  The  Territories 
of  Wyoming  and  Utah  occupy  a  very  prominent  position  before  the  world. 
When  we  first  settled  here  we  were  comparatively  isolated.  This  country 
was  then  known  and  described  on  the  maps  as  the  Great  American 
Desert.  When  we  passed  over  your  plains,  the  buffalo  roamed  there  un- 
molested except  by  the  red  man,  and  the  whole  region  was  uninhabited  ex- 
cept by  the  roving  Indian  and  a  few  trappers.  Our  furtile  valleys  then 
abounded  in  sage  brush,  and  barrenness  and  sterility  prevailed.  We  now 
stand  on  the  highway  of  the  nations,  and  perhaps  there  is  as  much  travel 
through  here  from  the  different  nations  of  the  earth  as  in  any  part  that  I 
know  of  in  the  United  States,  or  in  the  known  world.  I  meet  with  gentle- 
men here  from  the  east  and  from  the  west,  from  England,  Ireland,  Scot- 
land, Wales,  Australia,  France,  Germany,  Russia,  Prussia,  and  the  various 
nations  of  the  earth.  I  have  been  pleased  to  note  the  improvements  that 
have  been  made  both  east  and  west,  and  the  advancement  that  has  been 
developed  in  science,  art  and  mechanism,  and  generally  in  every  principle 
that  is  calculated  to  elevate  man  and  ennoble  the  human  family.  We 
live  in  a  progressive  age  and  are  very  much  interested  in  these  matters. 
I  can  remember  very  distinctly  many  peculiar  phases  and  changes  that 
have  taken  place  since  our  first  settlement  here.  When  we  first  arrived  in 
these  mountain  valleys,  it  used  to  take  from  two  to  three  months  to  get 


any  word  of  any  kind  from  the  then,  to  us,  outside  world.  We  had  no  mail 
at  that  time,  except  our  ox  express,  you  know,  "Buck  and  Bright."  Aftef 
wards  the  pony  express  was  established,  which  carried  the  mail  consider- 
ably quicker  than  the  other  mode.  Next  in  order  we  were  highly  honored 
with  the  stop  coach,  which  was  quite  an  improvement  over  the  pony  ex- 
press and  the  buckboard.  The  telegraph  was  next  introduced,and  afterwards 
the  railroads,  and  now  we  are  in  daily  communication  with  all  the  world. 
The  advancements  which  have  been  make  in  the  United  States  as  well  as 
other  nations  have  brought  about  remarkable  changes.  These  changes, 
perhaps,  are  more  conspicuous  to  me — and  to  some  of  you  gentlemen  who 
have  grey  heads — than  they  are  to  others.  We  can  appreciate  the  inter- 
course that  has  been  opened  through  the  advance  of  science  and  general 
intelligence.  We  are  here,  rather  cosmopolitan  in  our  feelings.  We  feel 
that  we  belong  to  the  general  family  of  the  world,  and  that  all  mankind  are 
our  brothers,  and  we  are  always  happy  to  encourage  those  mutual  feelings 
of  kindness  that  ought  to  exist  in  the  common  brotherhood  of  man,  where 
right  feelings  and  proper  principles  prevail.  We  are  glad  to  meet  them 
and  to  extend  to  all  that  greeting  which  is  due  from  one  gentleman  to 
another.  I  am  happy  to  meet  you,  gentlemen  of  the  Legislature  of  Wyom- 
ing, and  bid  you  a  hearty  welcome  to  our  city.  I  hope  our  fraternal  feel- 
ings will  continue  to  increase,  and  that  nothing  may  occur  to  interrupt 
those  social  and  pleasant  feelings  which  your  visit  to  our  city  abundantly 
evidences.  [Applause.]  There  is  one  thing  more  I  would  like  to  mention* 
I  find  that  you,  in  common  with  us,  have  given  your  women  the  right  of 
suffrage.  Now,  perhaps  some  of  your  ladies  who  have  accompanied  you  on 
this  visit  would  be  pleased  to  meet  with  some  of  our  ladies;  for  we,  too, 
have  extended  the  suffrage  to  our  women;  we  have  fallen  into  the  same 
error,  as  some  seem  to  think.  But  we  do  not  think  it  is  much  of  an  error 
to  confer  upon  them  the  elective  franchise,  and  thus  elevate  woman 
and  place  her  on  a  par  with  man  in  the  social  and  political  scale.  We 
think  it  an  act  of  justice  to  the  fair  sex,  and  one  of  those  things  which 
tends  to  benefit  and  elevate  its  supporters.  Under  the  circumstances, 
therefore,  I  have  thought  that  perhaps  it  might  be  agreeable  to  some  of 
your  good  ladies  to  meet  with  ours,  and  if  so  I  shall  be  happy  to  afford 
them  the  opportunity  at  my  house  opposite  here,  to  meet  in,  if  your  ladies 
can  make  it  convenient. 

Hon.  W.  H.  Holliday,  President  of  the  Wyoming 
Legislative  Council,  said  that  he  did  not  know  that  the 
arrangements  of  the  day  would  admit  of  the  Wyoming 
ladies  meeting  some  of  the  Utah  ladies,  as  suggested,  but 
if  it  could  be  so  arranged,  felt  sure  they  would  be  glad  to 
embrace  the  opportunity. 

In  response  to  a  call,  Hon  W.  H.  Holliday  then  arose 
and  said: 


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President  Taylor: 

I  feel  justified  and  feel  it  my  duty  to  acknowledge  the  manner  in  . 
which  we  have  been  received  since  we  visited  your  Territory.  I  will  say 
that  we  have  been  greatly  honored  by  the  attention  paid  to  us  by  the  Gov- 
ernor of  this  Territory;  by  the  people  of  this  Territory  through  the  com- 
mittee of  their  Legislature;  by  General  McCook  and  his  able  officers  of 
Camp  Douglas;  by  the  City  Council  of  Salt  Lake,  and  by  the  people  of 
Salt  Lake  generally.  I  believe  that  in  legislating  for  the  people  of  these 
Territories  that  knowledge  is  certainly  an  important  factor;  that  to  obtain 
this  knowledge  requires  investigation;  that  the  more  we  look  the  field 
over,  and  get  better  acquainted  with  those  who  are  living  around  us,  and 
within  our  own  Territory,  the  nearer  we  can  meet  their  wants.  I  have 
sometimes  thought  that  it  would  be  better  if  our  United  States  Congress 
should  spend  its  recess  in  traveling  through  the  United  States,  and  thus 
becoming  better  acquainted  with  the  people  of  all  sections  of  the  country; 
that  they  could  legislate  more  safely  and  intelligently  for  the  interests  of  the 
people  of  all  sections  there  of  by  so  doing.  I  feel  it  an  honor  that  I  belong 
to  a  Legislative  Assembly  elected  by  the  people  of  a  Territory  who  have 
taken  front  rank  in  all  matters  progressive  in  human  rights  and  liberties.  It 
is  needless  to  say  that  I  refer  to  the  question  of  woman  suffrage.  I  believe 
it  is  an  honor  to  our  Territory  that,  during  the  first  session  of  the  first 
Legislative  Assembly  that  ever  met  in  Wyoming,  they  granted  the 
privilege  of  suffrage  to  women,  thereby  removing  the  last  barrier  to  human 
possibilities  in  our  Territory.  I  believe  it  has  tended  to  purify  the  politics 
of  our  Territory.  I  know,  as  one  having  held  a  position  in  our  county 
conventions,  and  having  attended  our  Territorial  conventions,  that  it  has 
made  our  people  more  careful  in  their  nominations.  I  think  this  will  hold 
good  in  regard  to  all  parties  of  our  Territory.  I  am  glad  that  the  people 
of  our  Territory  donrt  wait  to  see  what  the  people  of  older  States  are 
doing.  We  claim  that  we  are  in  the  advance.  I  claim  that  the  very  best 
•element  of  the  best  families  of  this  country  is  found  within  the  Territories 
west  of  the  Missouri  River.  The  best  young  man  of  the  family,  after  he 
reaches  maturity,  feels  that  he  must  do  something  to  make  his  mark  in  the 
world,  and  this  western  country  has  opened  certainly  a  magnificent  field. 
We  appreciate  fully  the  wonderful  enterprise  that  has  been  manifested  by 
the  people  of  Utah.  We  have  come  to  see  if  we  cannot  learn  from  them. 
If  we  may  not  be  inspired  to  enterprises  of  at  least  equal  magnitude,  there 
are  many  things,  I  am  satisfied,  we  can  learn  from  your  people,  especially 
in  agriculture,  that  we  may  make  our  rich  valleys  more  capable  of  sustain- 
ing a  heavy  population.  We  believe  that  we  have  within  our  Territory  all 
the  elements  necessary  to  sustain  a  great  people;  we  believe  that  we  are 
rich  in  minerals;  we  know  that  we  have  limitless  coal  fields;  we  know  that 
we  have  other  resources  of  immense  value  that  must  in  time  sustain,  in 
our  growing  Territory — and  what  yet  will  be,  as  I  hope,  the  State  of 
Wyoming — a  heavy  and  prosperous  population.  [Applause.] 

After  registering  their  names  at  the  President's  Office, 


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the  visiting  gentlemen  were  escorted  to  the  Temple  Block, 
where  they  examined  the  Temple  in  course  of  construction, 
visited  the  Large  Tabernacle,  where  they  were  much  sur- 
prised at  the  acoustic  properties  of  the  enormous  building, 
and  to  see  the  immense  organ.  They  also  visited  the 
Assembly  Hall,  and  after  lunch  proceeded  in  company  with 
the  Utah  Legislature  to  Fort  Douglas,  in  carriages  provided 
for  that  purpose. 


PROCEEDINGS  AT  FORT    DOUGLAS. 

Tlie  delightful  reception  given  by  the  officers  at  Fort 
Douglas  on  the  afternoon  of  Friday,  was  attended  by  every 
one  connected  with  the  Wyoming  Legislative  excursion, 
and  a  number  of  invited  guests,  who  enjoyed  the  magnifi- 
cent panorama  of  Salt  Lake  City  and  the  beautiful  valley 
between  the  mountains.  The  procession,  as  it  left  the 
Walker  House,  headed  by  Governor  Murray  and  other 
Federal  officials,  drove  directly  to  the  post  theatre,  where 
General  McCook  and  his  officers,  in  full  regimental  dress 
received  their  visitors  like  gallant  soldiers.  When  the 
party  had  all  assembled  amid  the  strains  of  stirring  music 
by  the  Sixth  Infantry  Band,  General  McCook  stepped 
forward  and  spoke  as  follows: 

Members  of  the  Wyoming  and  Utah  Legislatures ',  the  Governor  of  Utahy 
and  your  Guests: 

It  is  a  most  pleasing  duty  assigned  me  to-day.  In  the  name  of  the 
officers  and  ladies  of  Fort  Douglas,  I  bid  you  a  cordial  welcome.  To  the 
members  of  these  Legislatures,  I  will  say  that  there  is  no  class  who  know 
better  than  the  military  that  they  must  be  subservient  to  the  civil  power ; 
no  class  that  knows  better  why  such  conditions  exist.  Therefore,  so  far 
as  these  officers  are  concerned,  they  have  nothing  to  do  but  surrender  at 
discretion.  As  for  the  ladies,  you  have  stormed  the  fort,  our  capture  is 
complete,  and  the  post  is  in  your  possession.  If  they  feel  half  as  happy 
as  we  do,  they  are  in  a  most  felicitous  condition. 

The  members  of  the  Wyoming  Legislature  and  friends 


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were  then  presented  to  the  officers,  during  which  time  an 
orchestra  discoursed  pleasant  music.  When  the  formal  in- 
troductions were  over,  the  ladies,  of  the  post  passed  sand- 
wiches and  claret  punch  around  among  their  guests,  and 
many  were  soon  waltzing  to  the  seductive  strains  of  the 
orchestra. 


GRAND    CIVIC    BALL. 

The  municipal  authorities  of  Salt  Lake  had  expressed 
the  desire  to  particapte  in  the  attentions  paid  to  the  Wyom- 
ing visitors,  and  arranged  to  give  them,  on  Friday  evening, 
a  grand  complimentary  I  all  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre.  .The 
following  committees  were  appointed: 


ARRANGEMENTS  AND  INVITATION. 

Mayor  William  Jennings,  Alderman  Henry  Dimvoodey,  Councilor  W. 
W.  Riter,  Councilor  Junius  F.  Wells. 

RECEPTION. 

Alderman  Speirs,  Councilor  Romney,  Councilor  Clark,  Councilor 
Taylor,  Councilor  Watson,  Collector  Winder,  Mrs.  Mayor  Jennings,  Mrs. 
Alderman  Dinwoodey,  Mrs.  M.  G.  Clawson,  Mrs.  Miner,  Miss  Emma 
Jennings,  Miss  Alice  Dinwoodey. 

FLOOR. 

Recorder  H.  M.  Wells,  Marshal  Phillips,  Chief  Engineer  Ottingcr, 
Justice  Pyper,  Collector  Hampton, 

In  the  evening  an  immense  throng  of  fair  women  and 
brave  men,  representing  all  classes  of  Utah's  citizens, 
combining  the  Federal  officials,  military  authorities  from 
Fort  Douglas,  the  two  Legislative  bodies,  Territorial, 
County  and  City  officers,  and  the  chief  dignitaries  of  the 
community,  pioneers,  citizens,  leading  bankers  and 'mer- 
chants, assembled  to  participate  in  the  social  ball.  There 
were  about  a  thousand  people  present,  and  the  affair  was  in 
all  respects  a  great  success.  Dancing  was  indulged,  to 
the  strains  of  superb  music,  until  a  late  hour.  The  refresh- 


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ments,  under  the  supervision  of  Professor  Ball,  were  of  the 
best,  and  amply  supplied  all  demands.  The  ball  was  en- 
joyed by  all  present,  and  .was  freely  spoken  of  as  the  most 
sociable  and  pleasant  affair  that  hid  ever  been  experienced 
by  many  of  the  guests. 


RETURN   OF   THE   VISITORS. 

On  Saturday  morning,  in  response  to  the  invitation  of 
President  Taylor,  many  of  the  ladies  of  the  Wyoming 
party  accompanied  by  their  male  escorts,  called  at  the 
Gardo  House,  the  President's  official  residence,  where  they 
were  received  by  a  number  of  the  representative  women  of 
Utah,  who  were  introduced  by  President  Taylor.  A  very 
delightful  hour  was  spent  in  exchanging  views,  conversing 
upon  their  past  and  present  experience  in  Utah,  and  in 
viewing  the  handsome  residence.  All  the  visitors  appeared 
to  be  much  gratified  with  the  reception,  and  went  away  with 
impressions  of  Utah's  social  condition  very  favorably  modi- 
lied,  where  they  had  been  otherwise  entertained. 

At  2  p.  m.  the  train  bearing  our  distinguished  guests 
was  again  laden,  and  after  farewells  had  been  exchanged 
and  hopes  expressed  that  pleasant  associations  formed  on 
this  occasion  might  be  renewed  in  the  future,  the  whistle 
sounded  and  the  Wyoming  visitors  were  speeded  away  on 
their  journey  homeward. 

The  following  resolution  expressing  the  appreciation  of 
the  Wyoming  visitors  of  the  courtesies  extended  them  was 
received  and  distributed  to  the  parties  designated  therein: 

A   JOINT   RESOLUTION, 

Returning  the  Thanks  of  the  Eighth  Legislative  Assembly  of  Wyoming 
Territory  to  the  Officials  and  People  of  Utah  Territory^  for 
their  Reception. 

Whereas,  The  members  of  the  Eighth  Legislative  Assembly  of 
Wyoming  Territory,  their  friends  and  invited  guests,  have  been  the  recipi- 
ent, of  many  and  hearty  favors  in  their  recent  visit  to  Utah  Territory,  and 


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Whereas,  It  is  meet  that  this  Legislative  Assembly  should  properly 
express  its  sense  of  appreciation  of  such  courtesies,  therefore, 

Be  it  Resolved)  by  the  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
Territory  of  Wyoming: 

FIRST.  That  our  earnest  and  heartfelt  acknowledgments  and  thanks  are 
due  and  are  hereby  tendered  to  His  Excellency  Eli  H.  Murray,  Governor, 
and  Honorable  Arthur  L.  Thomas,  Secretary,  General  A.  McD.  McCook, 
and  officers  of  his  command;  to  President  Cluff,  Speaker  Sharp  and  the 
members  of  the  present  Legislative  Assembly  of  Utah,  the  Mayor  and 
Common  Council  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Dr.  McKenzie,  and  to  the  citizens  of 
that  city  for  their  flattering  reception  and  thoughtful  attention  during  our 
stay,  and  we  shall  ever  cherish  the  most  grateful  remembrance  of  their 
hearty  welcome  and  sincere  hospitality. 

SECOND.  That  the  thanks  of  this  Legislative  Assembly  are  hereby 
extended  to  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Company,  and  to  Messrs.  P.  J. 
Nichols,  Edward  Dickenson,  VV.  A.  Duel  and  C.  E.  Wurtele,  its  efficient 
and  courteous  Superintendents,  for  their  kindness  in  furnishing  transporta- 
tion to  Salt  Lake  City  and  return,  and  in  contributing  to  our  comfort  and 
enjoyment. 

THIRD.  That  these  Resolutions  be  spread  upon  the  Journals  of  both 
Houses  of  this  Legislative  Assembly,  and  that  copies  hereof  be  sent  to  the 
gentlemen  mentioned  in  these  Resolutions. 


